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Old Dec 28, 2013 | 02:04 PM
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Originally Posted by walker
Yes, a rubicon D44. Thanks for the vote of confidence, I am hoping not to have to do an axle swap for a few years to come, I can make more money through hard work but I don't have a money tree in the yard! ha-ha
What driveshafts? Personally id be looking at a 1350 with that much power, probably not needed and may move the weak point though..Just a thought.
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Old Dec 28, 2013 | 02:18 PM
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I would stay with 1310's that way the shaft ujoint will be the fuse. A lot easier to fix that than axle joints or ring and pinion.
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Old Dec 28, 2013 | 02:23 PM
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Fyi the iron block is 101lbs more than aluminum block. My dad had a hd 6.0 with a allison trans. Got a whooping 13 mpg that's why he sold it and got grand Cherokee.
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Old Dec 28, 2013 | 02:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Tooadvanced
Fyi the iron block is 101lbs more than aluminum block. My dad had a hd 6.0 with a allison trans. Got a whooping 13 mpg that's why he sold it and got grand Cherokee.
That is a bit more weight to consider, paticularly in additon to my heavy powerplant winch and heavy front bumper. I will probably be (I think) losing one of my two diehard platinum batteries with the swap, so that is at least 40lbs. trimmed off. I believe this is the same engine in my wife's 2001 Denali, good power even for that heavy vehicle. We get a little over 13mpg city and a little over 17mpg highway with 170K miles, but I would think in the smaller 4 door jeep the mpg would be a bit better. Not my daily driver, so mpg is not my priority, but it is good to consider. I think I was only getting around 14mpg on a good day with the stock engine and 37s.

I have 1310 wood's driveshafts, and those are a easy to replace weak point, should be still covered under their own lifetime warranty if I break em.
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Old Dec 28, 2013 | 02:48 PM
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I think the Denalis got the aluminum block
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